Historical Events In December - 31

1917  Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members on this day in history.   

1918  Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager on December - 31.   

1919  Tommy Byrne, American baseball player on December - 31.   

1920  On this day in history roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, v Eng at MCG   

1920  On December - 31 albert Roelofs, Dutch painter/etcher, dies at 43   

1921  Last San Francisco firehorses retired on December - 31.   

1922  On this day in history joan McCracken, Phila Pa, actress (Claudie Story of a Marriage)   

1923  On December - 31 first transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester   

1923  The chimes of Big Ben are broadcast on radio for the first time by the BBC on this day in history.   

1923  1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history hubble announces existence of distant galaxies.   

1924  On this day in history hubble announces existence of distant galaxies   

1924  Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1925  14th congress of CPSU decides to accelerate industry on this day in history.   

1927  Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month on this day in history.   

1927  Dieter Noll, writer on December - 31.   

1928  On this day in history hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit)   

1929  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini illius magistri on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history mies Bouman, Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village)   

1930  Pontifical encyclical Casti connubii against mixed marriages on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress   

1931  On this day in history bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author (Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo)   

1932  John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NYC on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history george Schlatter, TV producer (Laugh-in)   

1934  Helen Richey becomes first woman to pilot an airmail transport on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport   

1934  Akram Awan, Islamic scholar on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history cPH becomes Dutch Communist Party   

1935  On December - 31 peter Allan, cricketer (1 Test Australia v England 1965, 2-58 & 0-25)   

1936  Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Span philosopher/poet (Cancionero), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1937  The birth of Anthony Hopkins, British actor on this day in history.   

1937  Anthony Hopkins, Wales, actor (Elephant Man, QB VII, Magic, Bounty) on December - 31.   

1938  Dr R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana on this day in history.   

1938  Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ) on this day in history.   

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0695  On this day in history birth of muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)   

1378  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58) was born on this day in history.   

1378  On December - 31 birth of pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)   

1491  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On December - 31 birth of andreas Vesalius, Brussels Belgium, anatomist (Fabrica)   

1540  On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)   

1572  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Yozei of Japan, (d. 1617)   

1668  Hermannus Boerhaave, Dutch medical/botanist was born on this day in history.   

0192  On this day in history death of lucius AA Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31   

0335  On December - 31 death of st. Silvester, Pope   

0406  Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0439  On this day in history melania the Younger, Roman monastery founder/saint, dies at about 56   

1164  Death of Margrave Ottokar III of Styria (b. 1124) on December - 31.   

1194  Death of Duke Leopold V of Austria (killed at a tournament) (b. 1157) on this day in history.   

1297  On December - 31 death of humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249)   

1302  On this day in history death of frederick III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1238)